Marketing and Products Director

Marketing and Products Director

We are working exclusively with an extremely well-known, European leading organisation on the lookout for a Marketing and Products Director to join their team in Warwick. This is an incredible opportunity to join a highly regarded and industry renowned company within an extremely collaborative and supportive team, with a reputation for delivering high-quality products and services that exceed customer expectations

As the Marketing and Products Director, you will spearhead strategic initiatives to drive growth and enhance market presence. You will lead a dynamic team, leveraging your expertise to develop and execute innovative marketing strategies and product initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and motivate the Marketing Communications and Product Management team
• Overall responsibility for all elements of the Marketing Communications mix; Digital Marketing, Events, Advertising, PR and Literature
• Overall responsibility for the Product strategy in the UK and the requirements of NPD
• Together with the National Sales Directors help develop and deliver the annual Sales and Marketing plans across all sectors
• An active member of the UK Exec team contributing to the strategy and direction of the company; 5-year MTP (Mid Term Plan)
• Overall responsibility for a multi million pound annual Marketing Budget
• Embody & display the qualities associated with exceptional leadership, drive performance, achieve results & develop a high performing team

- Set challenging objectives that stretch the team

- Measure the performance of the team using 1-2-1 meetings

- Create team development plans that provide a talent pipeline & support the company in succession planning & development

- Create an environment, systems & processes that support creativity, continuous improvement and a positive work culture

- Work with the appropriate internal contracts to create & support individual learning & training plans

• Closely working with the 2 UK head of sales and KAD to formulate Sector plans for the year in line with overall Strategic objectives of the business
• Liaise and closely work with Group Marketing on yearly pan European campaigns and branding decisions on the local brand
• Workng closely with Group Product Management to ensure the UK product strategy and requirements are met with regard to NPD
• To lead the company in developing managing and delivering the annual UK Sales and Marketing plan
• Working closely with Key Customer Accounts via regular meetings with their Head Office Marketing and Commercial departments. Ensuring Sales and Marketing plans are aligned including bespoke initiatives
• Manage all the UK and Ireland training and showroom facilities

Key Requirements:

• Ideally educated to degree or equivalent with a business and marketing bias
• An experienced manager with a track record of managing Marketing Communications or Product Management functions
• Experience of working the UK Construction industry
• Strategic thinker with positive management skills able to motivate and support a large team
• Tenacious, hardworking and results driven
• Excellent PC skills - in particular MS Windows applications (Excel/Word and PowerPoint)
• Flexibility - Successfully adapting to changing demands and conditions
• Strong business acumen
• Must be able to communicate clearly, both written and oral, and be skilled at preparing and delivering presentations
• Must be well organised, able to plan own work and self-start and manage others
• Persuasiveness - influences, convinces, or impresses others in a way that results in acceptance, agreement or behaviour change
• Demonstrates a readiness to make decisions, take the initiative and originate action whilst ensuring a high degree of integrity and accountability
• Personal motivation - Commits self to working hard towards goals, Shows enthusiasm and career commitment

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